Hair-cutting device.



R. CAMPBELL. HAIR. CUTTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION IILED SEPT. 13, 1910.

1,002,196, Batented Aug. 29, 1911.

U-TE s rarns PATENT FFIOE.

HAIR-CUTTING DEVICE;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, 1911.

Application filed September 13, 1910. Serial No. 581,816.

To all whom it may concern Be it known thatI, ROBERT CAMPBELL, a

citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of NewYork and Stateof New York, haveinvented new and.

useful Improvements in Hair-Cutting Devices, ofwhich the following isaspecification. v

This invention relates to a device for1cut ting or trimming hair and isof that type including a toothed member or comb and a razor or cuttingblade disposed adjacent thereto for cut-tingthe ends of the hairgathered between theteeth of the comb.

The invention has for one of'its objects to improve and simplify theconstruction and operation of devices of this character so as to becomparatively simple and ineX- pensive to manufacture, reliable andefficient in use, and readily manipulated for cutting the hair to anydesired length.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an improvedblade-holding means whereby the cutting edge of the blade can be readilyadjusted to the comb and whereby the blade can be easily removed forsharpening or honing.

With these objects in view and others, as will appear as the descriptionproceeds, the invention comprises the various novel features ofconstruction and arrangement of parts which will be more fully describedhereinafter and set forth with particularity in the claims appendedhereto.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates one embodiment of theinvention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device. Fig. 2 is arear view thereof. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 3-3, Fig. 2.Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the blade holder inverted or in openposition.

Similar reference characters are employed to designate correspondingparts throughout the views.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates the bottom plate of the devicewhich is prolonged atone end into a handle 2 and in the front edge ofthe plate are teeth 3 that form a comb for gathering the ends of thehair to be cut or trimmed. On one end of the comb is anupwardly-extending member 4 to which is connected, by a hinge 5, anupperplate 6 that forms a blade holder, the said blade holder being capableof opening outwardly by means of the hinged connection between: the-twoplates. On the plate or section 1 atthe inner end ofthe'comb is anupwardly-extending I post or. member 7 which has a threaded opening 8for receiving a screw 9 that passes through an upstanding-lug 10 on theinner end of the upper-plate 6 so as to hold the latter in closedposition. By loosening this screw from the post 7 the-upper plateorblade holder can be swung upwardly and outwardly to open position forpermitting the blade 11 to be taken: out for sharpening or any otherpurpose.

The bladell may be of any desired form, the one shown in the presentinstance being of the hollowground type, and this blade is mountedinplace-so that its cutting edge can be adjusted toward .or from theteeth 3 of the comb. On the under side of the plate 6 are spaced lugs 12that have recesses 13 that form seats for the back edge of the razorblade, and on the plate dis a leaf spring 1-1 which engages under theblade and presses the latter upwardly in the seats 13, so that thespring cooperates with the seats for holding the backof theblade firmlyin place while at the same time permitting the blade to tilt in the saidseats to adjust the cutting edge in proper relation to the comb. Thisadjustment is effected by screws 15 which are threaded in the top plate6 so as to bear on the upper side of the blade adjacent the endsthereof. The spring 14: tends to throw the cutting edge of the bladeupwardly and yieldingly maintains the blade against the lower ends ofthe screws, and hence by turning the screws in one direction the cuttingedge of the blade can be moved downwardly toward the comb against thetension of the spring 14, whereas a reverse turning of the screws willcause the cutting edge of the blade to be moved upwardly by the spring.It will thus be seen that the adjustment of the blade can be easily andquickly accomplished, and furthermore a wide range of adjustment isprovided. The blade is carried entirely by the plate 6 so that when thelatter is thrown open, the blade will be easily accessible for removal.One of the lugs 12 maybe long enough to form a stop to limit the closingmovement of the plate or holder 6, by engaging the bottom plate 1 orcomb so as to prevent the cutting edge of the blade from coming accidentally in contact with the comb. In the operation of the device, theteeth of the comb are passed through the hair to be cut or trimmed andthe ends of the hair gathered between the teeth will be cut by the bladecoming in contact therewith. As the blade is held at a fixed distancefrom the comb, the hair can be readily trimmed to the proper length, aswill be readily understood.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and of themethod of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the artto which the invention appertains, and While I have described theprinciple of operation of the invention, together with the device whichI now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have itunderstood that the device shown is merely illustrative, and that suchchanges may be made when desired as are within the scope of the claimsappended hereto.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, is

1. A device of the class described comprising a comb, a plate hingedlyconnected at one end thereof and extending longitudinally over the comb,a member extending upwardly from the comb, means for fastening the plateto the said member, a blade carried by the plate with its cutting edgein cooperative relation with the comb, seats on the plate in which theback of the blade bears, a spring on the plate for yieldingly holdingthe blade in its seats, and screws on the plate engaging the blade foradjusting the position thereof with respect to the comb.

2; A device of the class described comprising a bottom plate formed witha handle at one end and provided with teeth in one edge adjacent theopposite end to form a comb, a member extending upwardly from the combend of the plate, a member extending upwardly from the plate between thecomb and handle portions thereof, an upper plate hinged atone end to thefirst member and extending over the comb, means for detachably fasteningthe opposite end of the upper plate to the second member, and adjustableblade-holding means carried by the upper plate. j

3. A device of the class described comprising a bottom plate formed witha handle at one end and provided with teeth in one edge adjacent theopposite end to form a comb, a member extending upwardly from the combend of the plate, amember extending upwardly from the plate between thecomb and handle portions thereof, an upper plate hinged at one end tothe first member and extending over the comb, means for detachablyfastening the opposite end of the upper plate to the second member, ablade disposed between the comb and upper plate, and adjustable meansfor mounting the blade wholly on the upper plate.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT CAMPBELL.

WVitnesses:

CHARLES HARROD, JAMES SAwYnRs.

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